Those two fruits will compensate for the loss of smokers

The Dhaka Times Desk Smoking is the number one cause of intentional poisoning. We all know the extent of damage caused by smoking. Yet day by day people are getting more addicted to smoking which is very scary. Every day people are suffering from various respiratory diseases including lung cancer due to smoking. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco consumption is the leading cause of more than 57,000 deaths in Bangladesh every year.

It is very difficult to get rid of, especially the severe damage caused by smoking to our lungs. But there are two fruits in your house which, if eaten regularly, will undo the serious damage you have done due to smoking.

সম্প্রতি এক গবেষণায় উঠে এসেছে এই সম্ভাবনাময় তথ্য। মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ‘জনস হপকিনস ব্লুমবার্গ স্কুল অফ পাবলিক হেলথ’-এর গবেষকরা জানিয়েছেন, “ধূমপানের পাশাপাশি যাঁরা বেশি করে আপেল ও টমেটো খান, তাঁদের ফুসফুস অন্যদের থেকে অনেক কম ক্ষতিগ্রস্থ হয়।”

Researchers conducted a study on 650 adults who had smoked for more than 10 years. Research shows that in 10 years, their lungs have suffered much less damage than they should have. When those smokers were asked about their eating habits, they said that they regularly eat a lot of fruits including tomatoes and apples. Among these fruits, tomatoes and apples act as lung protectors.

According to researchers, if adults eat an average of a pair of fresh tomatoes and three fresh apples per day, their lungs are less damaged than others. But these fruits are of no use if they are processed. According to Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins, people who quit smoking, if they eat the right amount of fruit, will not lose lung function as they age. Rather, lung problems can be fixed. Apart from this, people who have respiratory problems should also eat plenty of fruits and tomatoes regularly. Then any respiratory and lung problems will be removed.

So quit smoking today and start eating apples and tomatoes to reverse the damage of smoking, along with leading a healthy lifestyle.